In the 1970s and 1980s, the sci-fi art of Japanese illustrator Shusei Nagaoka graced numerous album covers and appeared in a variety of advertisements, magazines, and movie posters. Here is a small sample of his fantastic work. (Click the "+" under each image to enlarge.)

mooncaine

I fell in love with Mr. Nagaoka's art when I got the ELO album pictured here. Haven't seen that hovercraft image in so long, I forgot where I saw it, but I WORSHIPPED it. I had no idea how such things were painted. I thought he was magic! I used to stare at the inside cover of that ELO album (he painted the spaceship's interior) for hours.

I once had that ELO album cover art on a mylar poster. That was awesome as hell, dudes.